"action news" reporter christie ileto joins us live from city hall with that part of the story, christie. >> reporter: that is right, experts say it is still hard to tell if this could have been prevented but this act has many muslims here speaking out against what has happened. >> i don't know what spurred this individual to do such an act. >> reporter: at congregation of germantown mosque, they celebrate the seventh day of ramadann, senseless slaughters in orland owes weighs heavily. omar mateen reportedly pledged allegiance to the islamic state on the 911 call during the massacre. >> it is sadness. at the same time outrage that these people tarnish our religion. >> right now it appears that there may be some link between he and isis. >> reporter: former deputy under secretary of home land security for intelligence jack says it is too early on to say if this could have been prevented but feds did admit mateen had been on the radar. in the next couple of days what will the intelligence community be looking at. >> looking to see if there are any other people that he may have been in cont

reporting live from germantown, christie ileto for channel six "action news". >> thanks, christie. >>> the mayor of the los angeles eric garseti says police may have thwarted a attack on that cities gay pride parade. the mayor says that a man, in possession of guns and explosives was arrested in santa monica earlier today. he said to investigators that he was on his way to the pride parade in l.a. it came after a tip from one of the suspect neighbors. officials do the not think that incident is related to the orlando massacre. >>> six abc.com has been updating this story all day, through can seed the latest information, see photos from the scene and check out first hand accounts from witnesses of this horrific event. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of "action news" followers have been keeping up with the story on our social media pages too. like us at facebook.com/6 abc "action news", and follow us on twitter at six abc. we will keep you up to dayton inportant details as we learn them. >>> be sure to tune into a special addition of 2020 tonight starting at 10:00 o'clock right here on

reporting live, christie ileto channel 6 "action news." >> christie, thank you. >>> convicted congressman chaka fattah offered a letter of resignation, but an effective date on the letter says october 3, wrun -- one day before scheduled to be sentenced. and he was convicted yesterday and he can no longer vote, but doesn't have to resign until he is sentenced, october 4. but house speaker paul ryan called on fattah to resign immediately. >>> a 52-year-old road rage suspect accused of punching an off-duty officer in her face tonight in northeast philadelphia. the cop says an altercation happened at 6:30 when they both pulled over and had words. >> she was involved until a road remaining dispute with this male. they both executed their vehicle and were talking, and that's when, according to this off-duty officer, that the 52-year-old male punched her in the face. she about have a bruise on her fa. >> investigators say that the man then jumped back into his car and the off-duty officer chased after him while calling philadelphia 911. they all caught up with the suspect on the 2800 block of wi

reporting live, christie ileto for channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. >>> tropical storm colin is stirring up the surf on the gulf coast of florida. knocking out power in some areas and flooded roads in only areas. and how bad the storm can get, cecily tynan is live at the big board. >> flooding the main concern with colin. parts of florida and south carolina could get up to eight inches of rain locally. this is infrared satellite and it shows we are actually feeling the effects of colin, but just in the form of some high, thin clouds. really the big concern with colin is the rain. switch this over to radar and show you that colin is really just beginning to make landfall right now. all of this tropical moisture is well in advance of the storm system. and you can see jacksonville heavy rain streaming up into the carolinas. and we are looking at the potential 3-6 inches plus from northern florida through south carolina and georgia. and that will cause localized flooding. the center of the storm again is beginning to pull ashore. m

reporting live in north wildwood, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. cecily tynan live at the big board. cecily, the jersey shore suffering some tense moments this afternoon. no doubt. >> that's exactly right, jim. i had a lot of family down the shore vacationing sending me pictures of the entire family huddling in their bathtub waiting for the storms to move on because you really had to seek shelter. this is what the radar looked at 2:00 this afternoon. and we had some severe thunderstorms beginning to move out of maryland and they moved quickly east at about 45 miles per hour. so 3:30, you can see beginning to see even some hooking and some being of that echo, that tornado warning went into effect at 3:40. and then the whole line moving off the coast by 5:00 this evening. and we had a lot of energy with these storms. since 2:00, we've reported about 10,000 lightning strikes, a few of them flaring up across near trenton, lakehurst and barnegat. but the bulk of these were across central delaware and extreme southern new jersey w

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live at the scene of the attack. and christie, you've got the full story. >> that's right, jim. police say that she and another person were walking up these steps when they realized that they were being followed. moments later, the 24-year-old woman had a 3-inch gash on her face. >> at 3:00 this afternoon there was a -- >> it is all people are talking about on the schuylkill river trail. detectives say a 24-year-old woman attacked in broad daylight today. >> today? >> yeah, at 3:00. >> oh, my gosh. >>the victim and her friend were climbing these steps that led to walnut street when the suspect wearing a dark hoodie began to follow. and he reportedly shouted "you don't know anything" and slashed her forehead with an object. >> and a day like this you have runners and bikers and passerbyes up top. and you wouldn't think that anybody would be harmed. >> a lot of people out here. wow that's correct is scary. >> a rash of attacked early w -- earliyer this year put a spotlight on it. and they say this is a painful reminder

"action news" reporter christie ileto is live at the scene. christie, what have you found out about what happened there >> reporter: well, neighbors say they heard what 93 thought were fireworks were actually a gunshot. but the big question many people are asking tonight is where did this gun come from and why were these teens playing with it? >> i was the first one to walk back there. >> reporter: he relives the moment after he says he found his friend's 13-year-old son clinging to life after being shot in the face. >> it was gore, very graphic. i just -- words is unexplainable. he was too young to die. he don't deserve it. he mind his business, go to school. >> reporter: detectives combed through the backyard of this home where the 13-year-old and several friends were believed to have been playing with a gun before it went off. the teen died at the hospital. "action news" was there as family members processed the grim news. >> then i heard like a fireworks sound, one time. >> it was unbelievable. personally for me you think it's -- i think i

reporting live, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >>> thank you, christie. >>> a motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene tonight after colliding with another vehicle. it happened at 6:30 on the 200 block of washington crossing-pennington road. this was hopewell township, mercer county. police have not yet said what led to the crash. >>> this is the way it looked this morning on route 141 in new castle, delaware. two vehicles crashed head on sending seven people to the hospital. six of the injured were students heading to william penn high school in wallace wallin school. the driver was a 16-year-old and police say he was driving without a license and without registration and insurance. police say he moved into the haver to the united states and has asked for privacy. lawmen in east coventry township are still trying to identify the body of a woman found in a pond yesterday and tied to a sinder block. the discovery was made in the pond off zieber road. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at east coventry. police. >> repo

christie ileto has that story. >> he stopped right here. i'm in the back seat. >> showing us the very spot where her uber ride took a violent turn. >> and then he grabs my arm and he is like physically yanking me out of the car. >> he did hurl you onto the sidewalk at all? >> i caught my fall so he didn't hurl me. >> and the right started at west oak lane and was supposed to end at her friend's home in yeadon. instead, the driver forced her out of his car after a dispute over the destination address. >> he gets out and comes on the side where i am. opens the door, you're going to have to get out. sir, it is dark outside and it is raining. i am scared because he is pulling me out of the car, but also because of the unfamiliar area. >> and uber notified of the encounter over a series of eveils. and the ride-sharing service says they don't condone this behavior from drivers and immediately remove his access to the app. meaning he can no longer drive for uber. >> does it make you feel better in any way? >> it makes me feel better that he won't

and christie ileto with that story. >> very much a win. it's not the whole anything as the mayor proposed, but it is still a lot of money. >> the hotly-contested fax completed three hurdles but not without changes. now instead of 3 cents it is 1.5 cents per ounce on all sugar and sweetened beverages, sodas, juices and diet beverages. >> does the 1.5 soften the blow? >> no, the retailers tell us they will be forced to pass it on to people and it will still raise taxes on thousands of items. >> and both sides around city hall. the mayor says it will go towards pre-k programs. just before tonight's vote it was revealed that that's not all. >> now we are told that they need additional revenue and that should have been talked about early on. >> all along about pre-k and the kids. and you heard it as well as i did, it's not about that, paying off that service. he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> was it disturbs at all that you find out in the 11th hour that it is not all going to pre-k, it is going to other things? >> i didn't know about those

that is where "action news" reporter christie ileto joins us live with the details, christie. >> reporter: walter, in a half hour that special mass will begin, congregations all across the city are remembering the murdered in different ways, of course, but all with the same message. >> just to be reminded of the lives lost. >> reporter: gathered in prayer, members of the p3 transformation church, one of the philadelphia's largest lb gt congregations remembered the week anniversary of those slaughtered inside a gay nightclub in it or land owe. >> the balloons represent the lb gt rainbow, the colors, and it represents the lives of those that has transition ised and gone on to be, with the lord in heaven. >> it is unity and showing that we all care for each other. it is unsettling to think of it, it upsets me to think of it, to think that this congregation together at any moment at anytime someone could come by and take your life. >> reporter: at 2:02, church bells chimed 49 times in orlando to mark when the first shots was fired. back here in the philadelphia archdiocese, they are calling f

reporting live in south philadelphia, christie ileto for "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. >>> police are searching suspects who slashed 100 tires in warminster over the weekend. investigators say the crime spree took place at seven businesses and five homes early saturday morning. surveillance video from lafferty's shelf lay shows at least one person crouching down leaving $22,000 in damage behind. >>> the philadelphia beverage tax bill has been signed, and barring court action, it will become the law on january 1st. "action news" was there as mayor kenney signed the bill this morning at city hall. the law means the city will tax beverage distributors 1 1/2 cents for 3 ounces of sugary and diet drinks, a tax that presumably will be passed down to the consumers. the city expects to raise $90 million a year for pre-k programs and renovations at playgrounds and rec centers. >>> remember last year's budget standoff in pennsylvania that lasted a record nine months? well, the state could be in for a repeat performance. thank you very much. the clock is ti

"action news" reporter christie ileto explains. >> 95 percentile for both height and weight so she's too big to face that bap that way. >> she is over 30 pounds he can face forward. >> repoerbufothe der age thegef whhan't outgrown thhehtndeig rrent ty veo be in aar-facing car seat. it's now pennsylvania law could cost you a $125 fine. >> without the law, we got to make sure that safety is first. >> reporter: but the dir was never set in stone ti now. critics have long argued cuent state law only specified a child under 4 be strapped into a car seat leaving everything to the parents' discretion. >> when the child is forward-facing, it is literally only the harness straps no >> reporter: this woman is a safety tech in new jersey, o of three states already wi this law. >> the child is five times less likely to have a severe or fat injury traveling rear-fi under the age of 2 than they would be forward facing. >> reporter: one of the reans, toddler's bones are still soft and haven't fully hardene the debate over the new law is blowing up on our "action news" facebook page. several parents

reporting live in essington, christie ileto, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. trenton police are investigating a homicide on the city streets tonight. a man was gunned down at elmer and whitaker at 6:30. he was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. authorities have no word of a suspect or a motive. police have identified a 78-year-old murder victim whose body was found yesterday inside his theodore home in -- theodore street home in southwest philadelphia. that picture is from decades ago. he was joseph daly. and police say he had been assaulted and strangled several days before. he had actually been attacked for the first time last friday. police are also looking for daly's dark blue 2003 ford e-150 with pennsylvania tag pd5-338z. >>> two dozen residents needed to be evacuated from their apartment building tonight in germantown because of fire and police and fire officials minutes ago had declared this arson. it happened on east church lane two hours ago. firefighters placed the situation under control within 30 minutes and fortunately nob

reporting live, christie ileto channel 6 "action news." >> christie, thank you. >>> convicted congressman chaka fattah offered a letter of resignation, but an effective date on the letter says october 3, wrun -- one day before scheduled to be sentenced. and he was convicted yesterday and he can no longer vote, but doesn't have to resign until he is sentenced, october 4. but house speaker paul ryan called on fattah to resign immediately. >>> a 52-year-old road rage suspect accused of punching an off-duty officer in her face tonight in northeast philadelphia. the cop says an altercation happened at 6:30 when they both pulled over and had words. >> she was involved until a road remaining dispute with this male. they both executed their vehicle and were talking, and that's when, according to this off-duty officer, that the 52-year-old male punched her in the face. she about have a bruise on her face. >> investigators say that the man then jumped back into his car and the off-duty officer chased after him while calling philadelphia 911. they all caught up with the suspect on the 2800 block of

"action news" reporter christie ileto explains. >> 95 percentile for both height and weight so she's too big to face that bap that way. >> she is over 30 pounds so she can face forward. >> reporter: but for those under age the age of 2 who haven't outgrown the height and weight requirements, they have to be in a rear-facing car seat. it's now pennsylvania law that could cost you a $125 fine. >> without the law, we got to make sure that safety is first. >> reporter: but the direction was never set in stone until now. critics have long argued current state law only specified a child under 4 be strapped into a car seat leaving everything up to the parents' discretion. >> when the child is forward-facing, it is literally only the harness straps now. >> reporter: this woman is a safety tech in new jersey, one of three states already with this law. >> the child is five times less likely to have a severe or fatal injury traveling rear-facing under the age of 2 than they would be forward facing. >> reporter: one of the reasons, toddler's bones are still soft and haven't fully hardened. the d

"action news" reporter christie ileto was there. a memorial that lasted nearly three hours. the mood was somber and at times angry, but this community, the lgbtq community is constantly a target of hate. [ sobbing ] their sobs echo. [ sobbing ] a sea of diverse people in orlando, packing the northeast corner outside city hall. but for this group, it's personal. >> akyra graduated last week from west catholic. intelligent and bright. >> reporter: philadelphia native akyra murray was one of the dozens slaughtered at a gay nightclub. >> we got to pray. we're going to pray. you got to stay strong because she has to bury her child she has to transport her child back here to be buried. >> reporter: he got choked up. >> i can't tell you how devastating it is that she was >> a terrorist attack that was targeted towards the queer, lgbtq latino community specifically. and it's honoring the victims' lives. >> i'm angry and passionate about what happened. i'm mad. >> that could have been me. that could have been my family member, my sister, my brother. >> i'm so tired of gun violence. [

live at police headquarters tonight is "action news" reporter christie ileto. christie, what do you know about this? >> reporter: well, right now detectives say there's no clear motive. all the more reason why many people who live on that block are struggling to make sense of why this man was attacked, not once but twice and left to die in his own home. >> and i heard boom. and that's it. >> reporter: at the time, james jackson jr. didn't know what he'd just heard was his 77-year-old neighbor being beaten to death. >> it's clearly two acts of violence against him, one on friday night after he dropped his son off at the airport and again sunday morning. >> reporter: police say it was during that second attack that the suspect broke into the home through a back window. but it wasn't until a tuesday welfare check that the victim's son and police discovered him dead on the living room floor. >> obviously we're not sure what the motivation was. >> reporter: witnesses say as many as three people were seen fleeing the home. a neighbor called police. >> yeah, i seen, w

"action news" reporter christie ileto has much more. >> it's a dream come true almost. i really can't wait to get out there and get on this job, get on the street and actually make a difference. >> reporter: joseph chambers has already been doing that. he may have just graduated from the delaware county police academy -- but it's his chance encounter with philadelphia officer mark kinsey, that's the motivation for getting him to this stage. their paths crossed when officer kinsey found himself in grave danger trapped in this fiery blaze. chambers, then a volunteer firefighter, pulled him to safety. >> hopefully when he looks at me, kind of like, he's my brother so hopefully his brother will walk across the stage. >> absolutely proud. i couldn't think of a better person to walk across the stage and want to be a police officer. >> i look up to him as much as i hope he looks up to me. >> reporter: since kinsey's recoupration, the pair -- recuperation, the pair have remained close. kinsey, like an older brother, encouraging chambers to join the rank and file. almost two yea

reporting live, christie ileto fo channel 6 "action news." >>> the head of atlantic city's major casino union, a strike could be friday again at least one. at caesars, balis and they are committed to a deal fair to both sides. >>> and leaders in atlantic city arek looking to come up with a way for them to take over their finances. an disssing options, saying the city will hire a financial advisor in the coming days. the city has until move to draft a five-year fiscal plan that includes a balanced budget in 2015. >>> a 50-year-old teacher in wilmington arrested for downloading and share child porn online. william herki in iv had them on their lines. >> and eagles' former coach buddy ryan died today at 85. he coached the eagles at five seasons in the second half of the 1980s despite three trips to the postseason, they never con a playoff game. ryan came to philadelphia hoping mayt him as loyal and beloved. >> i think he was a great coach, a phenomenal coach, but i deep down believe that he was a better man. >> arrive ryan leaves behind three children including more. >>> and the sports wor

reporting live, christie ileto for channel 6 "action news." >>> the head of atlantic city's major casino union, a strike could be friday against at least one. at caesars, balis and they are committed to a deal fair to both sides. >>> and leaders in atlantic city are work looking to come up with a way for them to take over their finances. and discussing options, saying the city will hire a financial advisor in the coming days. the city has until move to draft a five-year fiscal plan that includes a balanced budget in 2015. >>> a 50-year-old teacher in wilmington arrested for downloading and share child porn online. william herki william herkins iv had them on their lines. >>> and eagles' former coach buddy ryan died today at 85. he coached the eagles at five seasons in the second half of the 1980s despite three trips to the postseason, they never con a playoff game. ryan came to philadelphia hoping may to remember him as loyal and beloved. >> i think he was a great coach, a phenomenal coach, but i deep down believe that he was a better man. >> arrive ryan leaves behind three children incl

reporting live at the belmont barracks christie ileto for channel 6 "action news." >>> a 5-year-old boy remains at at the medical center, and he was at his home and he was struck. the bullet traveled into his chest under his arm and they are investigating who is the cause of the violence. >>> and looking for the person setting off fireworks at the station. and tweeting at this picture, the suspect threw the fire into the cashier's booth and ran off. thankfully the cashier was not hurt. >>> once wolf signs into law consumers have more choice where they can buy beer and wine in pennsylvania. and live tonight, dann it doesn't appear that pennsylvania will privatize the state system soon but it is a dramatic change in the liquor laws. >> that's right, jim. lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the changes and the governor is expected to sign them into law. just about everyone that we spoke with tonight says they are long overdue. >> under historic new law expected to be signed by the governor, restaurants, bars, hotel, supermarkets and delis will be allowed to sell wine and convenience stores c

christie ileto for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> dozens of people gathered tonight in sympathy for all the victims of the orlando massacre. this is doylestown and they came to show their support for the lgbt community. and they read the name of the 49 victims tonight in doylestown. looking live on sky 6 at the ben franklin bridge also lit up tonight in tribute to the orlando victims. alum -- illuminated in the rainbow covers. >>> and damaging row homes just before 9:00 on lancaster avenue. you can see flames shooting out of the second-story window. the fire quickly spread to the houses on either side. fortunately, nobody was injured. there is no word yet on a cause. >>> an explosion at the veolia energy plant in south philadelphia this afternoon rattled homes and rattled some nerves. the blast blew out some windows. the boom was heard blocks away. neighbors near 26th and christian were told to stay in their homes for a brief period of time while first responders investigated the facility. it turns out that a boiler erupted. and the plant officials say the system worked exactly

christie ileto spoke with him about the fan. >> he was in front of us for most of the game. >> did you notice anything weird or off when he came down. >> he was quiet. he was by himself. he was quiet. he had his head down for most of the game. >> police are urging the fan to turn himself in. he will face a disorder conduct citation. >> as for the phillies themselves, they faced the cubs, the best team in the major leagues again tonight. chicago showed why last night jumping out to a six-nothing lead starter jon lester held the phillies off the scoreboard for eight innings. the cubs bullpen, though, gave up two homers to the phillies in the ninth. ryan howard didn't do so well here. they held on to a six to four win the cubs did. the cubs at 40 and 16 are on pace to win 116 games. >> wow. >> ♪ >> it is now 5:18. coming up on "action news" the restaurant that's combining two foods you may not think go together. auberge and a burrito. >> and researchers say data shows children who spend an extra week in the womb end up doing better in school but may be at risk of something else. >> ♪

ileto channel 6 "action news." >> the king of the jungle is cf his tail at the zoo. parents caught the incident. he entered the pen for a training dhongs at the zoo in portland, but his tail was caught by a hydraulic door. it was thought that the lion was okay, but the tail was bleeding. she -- he needed a surgical procedure, and is doing okay. >> he is back with his girlfrienden and doing okay. >> the tuft of tail is gone forever, and will never grow back. the officials are suspecting the type hydraulic door to insure the incident never happens again. a minnesota between who faced up hill battles most of his life is now conquering hills of a different sorts. 12-year-old marcel ask an orphan who is waiting to be adopted. he turns head when he runs because he is a barefoot runner. >> my feet was hurting coming up the hill, i took my shoes off, i ran barefooted down the hill and back up. he competed last week in a half marathon. he made history by becoming the youngest competitor in the race. now he is focused on his next journey finding a family and permanent home. >>

"action news" reporter christie ileto spoke with him about the fan in the photo. >> he was in front of us for most of the game, no. >> reporter: did you notice anything weird when he came down. >> he was quiet. he was by himself. he had his head down for most of the game. >> police are urging the fan to turn himself in. he will face a disorder conduct citation. >> 6:27. meteorologist karen rogers is tracking another warm day before a cooldown in the accuweather forecast. >> and 6:27, developing right now armed robbers leave a pizza delivery man for dead after a violent abduction and ambush on a philadelphia street. >> ♪ ♪ roll all summer with a classic -- dunkin's savory pork roll breakfast sandwich is back. crave it while you can. america runs on dunkin'. this afternoon, refresh yourself on the outside and inside with a medium sweet tea, sweet tea lemonade, or original iced tea from dunkin'. sip one for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. >> developing now on "action news," built fly through a family's home in chester. one strikes a five-year-old boy even as h

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